Recaps

Sephiroth drove away Rear Admiral Kadaru after Hina used him to reject Kadaru, then teased Hina about her concealed feelings for him. He left Hina at Marine Headquarters, where she decided to visit Vice Admiral Tsuru.

• Sephiroth pressured Rear Admiral Kadaru into promising not to pursue Hina, and Kadaru left with his rose.
• Hina tried to pull away, but Sephiroth held her by the waist and teased her about liking him; she denied it despite her feelings.
• Hina warned Sephiroth that Gion might react badly, and he gave a vague explanation of their complicated relationship.
• Sephiroth walked through Marine Headquarters with Hina holding his waist, then released her at the entrance and asked her to treat him to a drink.
• Hina watched Sephiroth leave, lit a cigarette, and headed to Vice Admiral Tsuru's office.

Sephiroth returned to Marine Headquarters after his punishment ended, where Sengoku promoted him to Vice Admiral and appointed him commander of the G-4 Branch. Sephiroth accepted, hoping the position would help him find confidential information about the Marines’ hidden Dyna Stones.

• Sephiroth crossed the Calm Belt from the East Blue and entered Sengoku’s office at Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku offered to promote Sephiroth from Rear Admiral to Vice Admiral and appoint him commander of the G-4 Branch.
• Sephiroth questioned whether his achievements justified such a powerful appointment, and Sengoku explained that Commander-in-Chief Kong had proposed it.
• Sengoku urged Sephiroth to leave corrupt Marine connections behind and suggested he might someday become Fleet Admiral.
• Sephiroth welcomed the appointment because his new authority could grant him access to information about the Marines’ Dyna Stone storage locations.
• Sengoku handed Sephiroth the prepared appointment document and told him to report to the G-4 Branch once the announcement was issued.

Sephiroth used a massive black thundercloud and a spatially charged slash to breach the storm barrier protecting Vaford Island. He reached the island’s beach, exhausted but determined to continue.

• Sephiroth detected Vaford’s defensive lightning, raced there by speedboat, and raised a vast black thundercloud to test the island’s defenses.
• Breath of the Gods drove the clouds away and formed a storm barrier, so Sephiroth kept sending in more clouds through a spatial doorway.
• A CP Organization ship approached, and Sephiroth destroyed it with a crimson lightning strike before its crew could report his presence.
• Sephiroth compressed the clouds into a massive black blade and slashed open a spatial rift that carried the attack toward Vaford.
• Breath of the Gods fought back with wind, lightning, and freezing power, but some of Sephiroth’s blood rain reached the island and formed Black Bats.
• Sephiroth emerged onto Vaford’s beach through a spatial doorway, having breached the barrier but spent his Conqueror’s Haki and mentally drained.

Sephiroth surveyed Vaford and tested a fire-controlling stone guardian, then hurried to the Tower of Celestial Gaze after his Black Bats encountered lightning. There, he met a girl who asked about Breath of the Gods, and he beheaded her when she tried to touch him.

• Sephiroth sent Black Bats to survey Vaford and fought a stone guardian that absorbed his fire attacks and retaliated with flames.
• Sephiroth noticed his Black Bats being destroyed by lightning near a stone tower and left the guardian to investigate.
• Sephiroth used a Spatial Gate to reach the Tower of Celestial Gaze, where Breath of the Gods was hidden.
• A girl in white questioned Sephiroth about his intentions and whether he served the World Government.
• Sephiroth said he wanted Breath of the Gods but denied working for the World Government, then dodged the girl's touch and cut off her head.

Sephiroth explored the Tower of Celestial Gaze to reach Breath of the Gods, uncovering a human woman controlling the weapon from within. After his Bat Clone was destroyed by its lightning, he opened a Spatial Gate and slipped inside.

• Sephiroth killed the white-clad guardian and collected the Soul Crystal left behind.
• Sephiroth entered the tower’s alternate space and sent a Bat Clone through its labyrinth of Soul Crystals.
• Sephiroth used a Tone Dial playing “Light of Redemption” to open the dome at the top of the tower.
• Sephiroth saw Breath of the Gods attack and destroy his Bat Clone with lightning.
• Sephiroth sensed a woman inside Breath of the Gods and opened a Spatial Gate to enter it.

Sephiroth took control of Breath of the Gods by replacing Lim’s controller authorization, then brought the injured girl to his villa on Sabaody Archipelago. After Lim tried to sneak away, he stopped her and asked her to become his subordinate.

• Sephiroth entered Breath of the Gods’ sealed chamber, hypnotized the hibernating Lim, and took control of the ancient weapon.
• Sephiroth left Vaford with Lim and returned to his villa on Sabaody Archipelago.
• Lim pretended to remain asleep, then tried to escape while Sephiroth cooked fried rice.
• Sephiroth revealed that Lim’s severe internal injuries could leave her with only months to live and teased her about staying with him.
• Sephiroth dropped the teasing and asked Lim to become his subordinate.

Sephiroth offered Lim a place in his force in exchange for her meteorological expertise and help with Vaford’s technology, and she agreed on the condition that he cure her injuries. He kept control of Breath of the Gods and considered whether Marigold could operate it remotely.

• Sephiroth told Lim that he would kill her if she refused to cooperate, warned that her injuries left her only months to live, and offered to cure her.
• Lim asked whether Sephiroth worked for the World Government, and he explained that his Marine identity was a cover for his own force.
• Lim agreed to work for Sephiroth if he cured her injuries, and he accepted.
• Sephiroth considered using Lim to repair Breath of the Gods and study Vaford’s ancient technology.
• Sephiroth realized that Marigold might be able to control Breath of the Gods remotely with her Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability.

Sephiroth treated Lim’s old injuries and recruited her to oversee research at Vaford, explaining that he intended to oppose the World Government and create a new order. Lim, who hated the World Government for destroying her home, was excited by his plans.

• Sephiroth injected Lim with a Life Enhancement Potion, then drank her blood and infused her with his own to begin healing her injuries.
• After Lim’s legs weakened, Sephiroth carried her to a sofa and served her fried rice, which she ate in large quantities.
• Sephiroth told Lim he planned to send people to Vaford to study Soul Crystals and meteorological technology, repair the Breath of the Gods, and put her in charge of the work.
• Lim asked why Sephiroth had taken the Breath of the Gods, and he said he wanted to oppose the World Government and create a new order.
• Lim felt excited at the prospect of Sephiroth fighting the World Government, which had killed her family and friends, while Sephiroth affirmed that its rule stood in his way.

Sephiroth named his flawed Demonic Sword Killing Intent while Zoro challenged Kuina to one last duel and lost despite unveiling his Three-Sword Style. Kuina worried that her sex would limit her path to becoming a Great Swordsman, but declined a Devil Fruit and learned Sephiroth was developing a Super Soldier Serum to unlock human potential.

• Sephiroth explained that his blood-sacrificed sword could guide Haki but also infect its wielder with Killing Intent, so he left it unfinished and named it Killing Intent.
• Zoro challenged Kuina to a final duel, promising not to challenge her again for ten years if he lost.
• Zoro used his newly developed Three-Sword Style to catch Kuina off guard, but she adapted, struck his forehead, and defeated him.
• Kuina sighed that being a woman hindered her goal of becoming a Great Swordsman, then rejected Sephiroth's offer of a Devil Fruit because she did not want to lose the ability to swim.
• Sephiroth told Kuina he was testing a Super Soldier Serum intended to draw out human potential, but said he would not let her use it until its severe side effects were resolved.

Sephiroth accompanied Makino to Mount Colubo to bring clothes to Luffy, who had been sent to live with Dadan’s bandit family. After Sephiroth killed a giant tiger, he and Makino kissed and continued toward Luffy’s home.

• Sephiroth learned from Makino that Garp had sent Luffy to live with Dadan on Mount Colubo, and Makino agreed to visit him with clothes.
• Sephiroth and Makino walked through Mount Colubo, where a giant tiger attacked them.
• Sephiroth killed the tiger with his Netherflame Blade, and Makino kissed him in excitement.
• Sephiroth kissed Makino again, and she responded before they separated.
• Makino picked up the clothes and continued toward Luffy’s home with Sephiroth.

Sephiroth and Makino visited Dadan’s House, where Dadan complained about raising Ace, Luffy, and Sabo. Makino gave the boys new clothes, while Sephiroth realized he had developed genuine feelings for her.

• Dadan plotted with Magra and Dogra to drive Ace, Luffy, and Sabo out of her house, but Sephiroth overheard and teased her by threatening to tell Garp.
• Makino introduced herself to Dadan and asked to see Luffy, and Dadan nervously told her that he was inside.
• Luffy greeted Sephiroth and Makino, boasted about his training, and threw a Gum-Gum Pistol that Sephiroth caught in his palm.
• Makino gave Luffy a new shirt and offered to measure Ace and Sabo for new clothes, bringing the three boys over.
• Sephiroth watched Makino care for the boys and realized he had genuinely fallen for her.

Sephiroth cooked a feast from a huge tiger for Dadan’s family, but dinner turned chaotic when Garp arrived and punished the boys for declaring they wanted to become pirates. Garp chased Ace, Sabo, and Luffy into the forest and beat them unconscious, leaving Sephiroth doubtful of his approach to raising children.

• Sephiroth brought out the enormous tiger he had killed and cooked it into more than thirty dishes with Makino’s help.
• Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Dadan’s family eagerly devoured the meal, while Sephiroth and Makino watched the table descend into chaos.
• Sabo, Ace, and Luffy argued over who would become a pirate first and whose crew the others would join.
• Garp arrived, punched Luffy and Ace for rejecting his plans for them to become Marines, then hit Dadan for failing to educate them.
• Luffy told Garp that Sabo had sworn with them to become a pirate, so Garp chased all three boys into the forest and beat them unconscious.

Sephiroth sparred verbally and physically with Garp at Dadan's Hideout, then walked Makino back to her home in Windmill Village. There, he kissed her and their intimacy went further than she had expected.

• Sephiroth criticized Garp's teaching methods, and Garp agreed to let him train Luffy and Ace.
• Garp wiped his nose on Sephiroth, so Sephiroth punched him and sent him flying.
• Sephiroth and Makino left Dadan's House after dinner and talked about Garp and the grilled tiger steak on their walk back to Windmill Village.
• Makino invited Sephiroth into her residence for water, but he began caressing and kissing her.
• Makino tried to push Sephiroth away and questioned whether they were moving too fast, but he kissed her and their intimacy continued.

Kozuki Hiyori trained in swordsmanship, feeling overshadowed by Sephiroth’s other women, while Sephiroth brought Perona, Kuina, Isca, and Uta to settle on Sky Island. Hiyori recognized Isca’s Ame no Habakiri and asked Sephiroth for one of the 21 Great Grade Swords.

• Kozuki Hiyori practiced swordsmanship while Sugar and Monet tended to chores at the mountaintop villa.
• Sephiroth left Sky Island’s affairs in Black Maria’s hands and moved the women from Koz Port Town to the villa because he would be stationed at G-3 Branch.
• Sephiroth arrived through a Spatial Gate with Perona, Kuina, Isca, and Uta, and Uta struggled with Sky Island’s thinner air.
• Kozuki Hiyori recognized the sword in Isca’s hand as her father’s Ame no Habakiri and welcomed the newcomers.
• Isca explained that Sephiroth had given her Ame no Habakiri as one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, and Hiyori asked him for one too.

Sephiroth offered Kozuki Hiyori the Enma Blade on the condition that she became a swordsman, then gave her an unknown Devil Fruit as a possible shortcut. The fruit turned out to be a Mythical Zoan that transformed her into a Nue, and Sephiroth resolved to make her train seriously.

• Kozuki Hiyori asked Sephiroth for one of the 21 Great Grade Blades so she could grow stronger and help him.
• Sephiroth showed Hiyori Enma and agreed to give it to her once she reached swordsman level, warning that the blade could endanger her.
• Kuina suggested that a Devil Fruit might help Hiyori become a swordsman, so Sephiroth offered her an unidentified fruit in exchange for keeping their agreement.
• Hiyori ate the black Devil Fruit and transformed into a Nue, revealing that it was a Mythical Zoan.
• Hiyori discovered that she could ride on Flame Clouds, and Sephiroth vowed to make her train so she would not waste the fruit.

Sephiroth heard Isaac’s theory that Soul Crystals could hold souls and transfer Devil Fruit powers, then continued his pursuits of Lim and Shyarly. The chapter ended with Sephiroth entering Shyarly’s home and persuading her into intimacy.

• Isaac told Sephiroth that recording memories in a Soul Crystal added 21 grams, and proposed that Soul Crystals could serve as brains for mechanical life-forms and explain how Devil Fruit abilities transferred.
• Sephiroth ordered Isaac to investigate the theory further and submit a report, then left the Salto Kingdom with the preliminary research materials.
• After seven days of blood-exchange treatments, Lim’s internal injuries had mostly healed, and she admitted her feelings for Sephiroth as he guided her into intimacy.
• Shyarly opened her door to Sephiroth after more than half a year of receiving his daily roses, let him enter, and eventually yielded to him.

Kuro was sent by Sephiroth to deal with two pirate ships, but arrived after Baccarat and the Clover Pirates had defeated the Bison Pirates. When Kuro attacked Baccarat, her stolen luck turned his assault into a series of mishaps, and a Sea King swallowed him as he fell into the sea.

• Sephiroth ordered Kuro to handle two pirate ships battling ahead of the warship.
• Baccarat and the Clover Pirates defeated the Bison Pirates, while Baccarat promised double proceeds to crew members whose luck she had absorbed.
• Kuro boarded the Clover Pirates' ship and attacked Baccarat with his Shakushi technique.
• Baccarat's lucky sword strikes forced Kuro to retreat, and he slipped on a banana peel and fell into the sea.
• A Sea King surfaced behind Kuro and swallowed him before diving underwater.

Vice Admiral Sephiroth rushed to a pirate ship after hearing that Kuro had been swallowed by a Sea King. He knocked out Baccarat and the pirates with Conqueror’s Haki, and Kuro emerged from the Sea King unharmed.

• A Marine reported that Kuro had fallen into the sea and been swallowed by a Sea King.
• Sephiroth flew to the pirate ship and learned that its captain was Baccarat.
• Baccarat tried to steal Sephiroth’s luck by touching him, but his Haki blocked her ability.
• Sephiroth unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and knocked Baccarat and the pirates unconscious.
• Kuro cut his way out of the Sea King and apologized to Sephiroth for needing help.
• Sephiroth reassured Kuro and told him to be more careful next time.

Sephiroth brought the unconscious Baccarat to his cabin and frightened her with a staged seduction before admitting he had only been teasing her. He offered her wine and joked that it contained an aphrodisiac, leaving Baccarat to spit it out in alarm.

• Sephiroth left Kuro to handle the captured pirates and carried Baccarat aboard the warship to his cabin.
• Baccarat woke on Sephiroth’s bed, and he pretended to make advances while she panicked and threatened to scream.
• Sephiroth stopped teasing Baccarat and sat down to talk after she asked what he wanted.
• Sephiroth poured Baccarat a glass of Sherry and claimed he had added a powerful aphrodisiac, prompting her to spit out the wine.
• Sephiroth revealed that the aphrodisiac claim was a joke.

Sephiroth offered Baccarat a choice between working for him and being confined for research, then revealed he wanted to recruit her for her Lucky-Lucky Fruit ability. Baccarat agreed to explain why she became a pirate, leaving Sephiroth surprised to learn she had angered the Umbrella Corporation.

• Sephiroth threatened to lock Baccarat in his underground laboratory and draw her blood unless she cooperated, but said he wanted to recruit her to study her Lucky-Lucky Fruit ability.
• Baccarat questioned whether a Marine could employ a pirate, and Sephiroth offered to have her ten-million-Belly bounty canceled.
• Baccarat told Sephiroth that she had been forced into piracy after offending a powerful organization called the Umbrella Corporation.
• Baccarat explained that she had used her Devil Fruit to win repeatedly at the Umbrella Corporation's casino in Spring Queen City and fought its staff when they tried to capture her.
• Baccarat said her clashes with the corporation had angered its person in charge on Saint Poplar Island, and Sephiroth reacted with surprise.

Sephiroth used blood-drinking and Blood Recall to verify Baccarat’s account, then offered her a job as his private secretary assistant. Baccarat agreed to take a chance on him, and the chapter ended with her bending toward him.

• Sephiroth drank Baccarat’s blood and used Blood Recall to read her memories.
• Baccarat asked Sephiroth to continue after the blood-drinking left her yearning for the sensation.
• Sephiroth stopped when Baccarat resisted going further and said he would not force her.
• Baccarat asked whether Sephiroth would help with Umbrella Corporation’s troubles if she became his woman.
• Sephiroth revealed that he owned Umbrella Corporation and offered Baccarat a private secretary assistant position.
• Baccarat decided to take a chance on Sephiroth and bent toward him.

Sephiroth visited Makino in Windmill Village, where a strand of Baccarat’s hair exposed his affair and prompted Makino to send him to deliver clothes to Luffy and the others. As he flew toward Mount Colubo, he reflected on his growing recklessness and resolved to be more careful with the women he loved.

• Sephiroth asked Makino to move into a new house with him, but she found a strand of Baccarat’s red hair in his jacket.
• Makino concealed her hurt, gave Sephiroth clothes for Luffy and the others, and asked him to deliver them.
• Makino told Sephiroth to return when he had had enough fun, and he promised he would.
• Sephiroth reflected on how power had made him arrogant and careless in his relationships, then resolved to change his behavior.
• Sephiroth stored the clothes in his Personal Space, spread his Black Wings, and flew toward Mount Colubo.

Sephiroth found Ace, Luffy, and Sabo living in a treehouse after they fled Dadan's House, and gave them clothes while explaining that Garp had asked him to train them. He tested the brothers with a childlike bat clone, which swiftly beat them, leaving them bruised and wary of further training.

• Luffy, Ace, and Sabo hunted a boar, but a scarred gray bear charged in to take their prey.
• Sephiroth arrived and killed the gray bear by throwing it to the ground, then gave Ace a basket of clothes from Makino.
• Sephiroth told the brothers that Garp had asked him to train them and offered to let them avoid training if they defeated his clone.
• The brothers attacked Sephiroth's silver-haired boy clone together, but it beat them senseless in one exchange.
• Sephiroth mocked the fallen brothers and claimed he had been that strong since childhood, though his strength had actually come from his abilities and training.

Sephiroth agreed to train Ace, Sabo, and Luffy, explained that the Will of D held no fixed meaning, and made Luffy reconsider his dreams whenever he mentioned becoming Pirate King. That night, Makino forgave Sephiroth for having other women and reaffirmed her love for him.

• Sephiroth offered to teach Ace, Sabo, and Luffy fighting techniques and physical training, and they agreed after he threatened to train them like Garp.
• Sephiroth struck Luffy for saying he wanted to become Pirate King, explaining that Garp had asked him to train Luffy to become a King of the Marines.
• While they prepared dinner, Sephiroth told the three brothers that D had no special meaning and urged them to follow their own hearts and dreams.
• Sephiroth hit Luffy again after he shouted that he would become Pirate King and find One Piece.
• Sephiroth visited Makino in her room, apologized, and told her he loved her.
• Makino chose to forgive Sephiroth, told him she loved him, and kissed him.

Sephiroth arrived at Marine Base G4 and took command, setting expectations for its senior officers. He welcomed Hina, newly appointed commander of the Alabasta branch, and settled into the base’s officers’ dormitory.

• Sephiroth arrived at G-4 to a massive welcome ceremony and told the officers not to arrange such a display again.
• Sephiroth learned that Hina had transferred to G-4 and been appointed commander of the Alabasta branch.
• Sephiroth met with the base department heads and branch commanders, promising fair rewards for good service and severe punishment for troublemaking.
• Sephiroth moved into the spacious commander’s quarters at the base, keeping Perona and the others on Sky Island.